Chapter 14

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It's nothing but a bowl of water I tell myself. A small, yellow bowl of water.

Daisy has left me alone. It's just me and the water. I try to clear my mind of all thoughts. My heart is racing, my breath is unsteady. I don't know why this nervousness has built up in me.

Slowly, I reach my hands into the water. Closing my eyes, I imagine it swirling around each finger. Concentrate, focus on the task at hand.

A pull in my gut makes my eyes shoot open again. It worked!! I let out a laugh. I did it! It worked!

I allow it to stop and then back away from the bowl. I try it again, this time trying from further away.

Another tug in my gut lets me know that the water is listening to my command. Slowly, it is spiraling upwards but not a drop is falling out.

I let the water all fall back into the bowl. My powers are amazing!!! I feel like I have something again. Something worth living for.

The rest of the day I spend experimenting and finding out what I can do with this ability. Everything is so new and exciting. I wish this feeling would last forever.

But as I lie here with Aspen curled up next to me, I start to think.
Is SHIELD using me for their own benefits, or do they actually care about me?

Everyone here is so nice, especially Daisy. She was so elated to see me using my powers. Fitzsimmons also gained a place in my heart, and though I didn't know the Director (Mack) that well he is very kind to me. And meeting Yoyo as another inhuman gave me a sense of strength. But what if this is all a set up? What if I am being used?

I can't deal with more pain in my life.

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